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Barcaldine, Oban, Argyll
The Marine Resource Centre (MRC) is rapidly becoming the most important
commercial development campus for marine resources in the West of Scotland.
MRC has a unique range of features which comprise industrial development
potential, a large high quality freshwater supply producing hydro-electric power, a
deep water pier, slipways and an unrivalled range of existing facilities and
infrastructure.
MRC has established a small highly skilled engineering team providing on-site
support to MRC users. Other core business includes fish food storage & distribution
and winter yacht storage (indoors & out) and MRC Energy Limited. Associated
aquaculture businesses housed within MRC include; Fusion Marine, Scottish Sea
Farms & Integrin Advanced Bio Systems, ISP Alginates Limited; Peter Cauldwell
Marine Engineering Services, Gillaroo (Scotland) Limited, Foster Yeoman Limited and
TSL Contractors Limited
Primary production, distribution services, manufacturing & biotechnology have
integrated to become a valuable resource and "Centre of Excellence" for Marine
Development
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Barcaldine, Oban, Argyll
MRC will become the most important commercial development campus for
marine resources in Western Scotland.
Throughout the world changes in society, together with advances in technology,
have led to a growing range of industrial economic activity derived from the
marine resource.
These include; Fisheries and aquaculture, engineering and transport,
biotechnology, environmental protection, mineral resources, education, leisure
and tourism.
MRC boasts a range of unique features. The combination of industrial
development potential, a large high quality freshwater supply, a deep water pier
giving access to the open sea and an excellent range of existing facilities and
infrastructure which is unrivalled.
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Proposed Salmon Smolt Unit
Yacht storage
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Hydro Electric turbine & proposed
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ISP Alginates Limited – Seaweed
Store and mill
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Peter Cauldwell – Marine Engineer
Scottish Sea Farms Limited
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MRC workshops
Gillaroo (Scotland) Limited
Fusion Marine Limited
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Integrin Advanced Biosystems –
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The Site contains 23 units with potential for expansion. Each unit can be made
self-contained with all facilities and in a variety of sizes from 110sq m (1,200 sq
feet) to 1290 sq m (14,000 sq feet). MRC has 24,281sq m (522,720sq feet) of
covered facilities available on a 48,562sq m (261,360sq feet) site. 24281sq m
(522,720sq feet) acres of outdoor storage capacity is available.
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MRC Services
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Companies Onsite
ISP
Peter Cauldwell
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Scottish Seafarms
Have a base run by MRC for storing equipment for their local fish farm sites
and also have a shore base on the site.
www.scottishseafarms.com
Gillaroo (Scotland) Limited
www.gillaroo.co.uk
This privately owned company has come from a ‘cottage industry’ to
Britain’s number 1 in insect protection wear, coupled with being the lead
manufacturer of top quality framed fishing flies and sporting pictures.
Operating out of its 220sq m self contained factory unit at MRC, Gillaroo
manufacturers some 25 various products in 5 different ranges for its insect
protection business, plus 20 quilt framed products.
Fusion Marine Limited
www.fusionmarine.com
Fusion Marine, manufacturers of fish farm cages and boats relocated to
MRC from East Kilbride due to the combination of key assets available to
them.
Integrin Advanced Biosystems
www.integrin.co.uk
Integrin is the UKs only specialist seafood safety company; providing
testing, consultancy and research services to the seafood industry and
regulators. The contract and research service, includes proposals for
clients; coordinating research consortia; undertaking advanced scientific
research and then reporting the results. Integrin’s research service is very
fast, flexible and completely confidential.
Integrin is also the only
commercial company offering accredited (UKAS) testing for shellfish toxins.
TSL at MRC
The North Argyll aggregates and ready-mix concrete depot of TSL Contractors
Limited has been located at The Marine Resource Centre for over a year now,
and the relationship remains a happy one, with good communications and
positive attitudes between the two companies. TSL has made steady
progress in building up a customer base, and aims to provide a prompt and
capable service to customers large and small in the North Argyll and Lochaber
areas. The deport at MRC also supplies TSLs own construction division,
based in Argyll Street in Oban, which during its first year in mainland
operations has undertaken varied contracts and sub-contracts.
TSL
recognises the huge contributions which fish farming makes to the economy
of the area, particularly in the remoter parts, and is glad to be in a position
now to serve the industry on the mainland as effectively as it has done in Mull
for many year. Whether it is the supply of road marking materials and
mooring blocks, or construction of concrete slipways and site buildings, TSL is
in a position to quote competitively and carry out the work efficiently.
Useful Links
> General Links :
Weather (Remove)
Green Award
UK Meteorological Office (this link is wrong it should be www.meto.gov.uk)
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (Remove)
BBC Weather Centre (Remove)
Weather and Tide Information (replace with Tide Information
http://www.ukho.gov.uk/tideprediction.cfm)
> Marine Links :
British Marine Industries Federation - site address has changed to
http://www.britishmarine.co.uk/
Marine - Australia (Remove)
Amateur Yacht Research Society
Danish Maritime Authority (Remove)
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) (Remove)
Marine Accident Investigation Branch (UK) (Remove)
RNLI
World Maritime University (Remove)
Beaufort Scale
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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency - http://www.mcga.gov.uk/
Yacht Brokerage - http://www.alba-sailing.co.uk/chandlery.htm
Yacht Storage (North East Scotland) – http://www.buckieshipyard.com
> Marine Biology Links :
The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Virtual Library- Biosciences
Marine Biology Web
> Aquaculture Links :
www.marlab.ac.uk
www.scotland.gov.uk (Remove)
www.sepa.org.uk/aquaculture/index.htm
Fish Link
Fishing and aquaculture links (Remove)
Books On Aquaculture (Remove)
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Landcatch Limited – http://www.landcatch.co.uk
Landcatch Natural Selection – http://www.swim-back.com
Biomar – http://www.biomar-fishfeed.com
Skretting - http://www.skretting.co.uk
Ewos – http://www.ewos.co.uk
Dana
Feed
http://www.danafeed.dk/main.phtml?mode=welcome&do=&id=&group_main
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Intrafish – http://www.intrafish.com
> Government Links :
Strategic Framework for Scottish Aquaculture
Fisheries and aquatic environment R&D programme
The Crown Estate
SNH's vision of sustainable marine aquaculture in Scotland (22/01/02)
A Consultation Paper Issued by the Scottish Executive (Remove)
Scottish Fish Farms Annual Production Survey, 2001 (Remove)
Frequently Asked Questions - Fish Farming (Remove)
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> Energy
Green Energy - http://www.greenenergy.org.uk
The Renewable Energy Certificate System (RECS) - http://www.recs.org
World Renewable Energy Network - http://www.wrenuk.co.uk/menu.html
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MRC Updates
Latest News
Articles attached to email:
The Oban Times Article – 18.09.03
Yachting Life September 2003
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Testimonials
Foster Yeoman
Foster Yeoman Limited owns and operates the Glensanda Quarry on Morvern.
Although the business produces 6 million tonnes of granite aggregates annually
and ships products to distant markets, it also relies on serving the local market.
In the Oban and North Lorn area this is done through TSL Contractors Limited
who operate an aggregate depot at MRC and distribute Glensanda aggregates
and ready mixed concrete. According to Kurt Larson, Foster Yeoman Ltd Direct,
“We have had a strong relationship with MRC and they are good neighbours to
us. We wish them the best of success and continued growth with us in the
area.”
www.foster-yeoman.co.uk
International Speciality Products
Tangles from the Western Isles have been and continue to be an important
source of activity for the Barcaldine site. Said Richard Searle, Manager of
International Seaweed Resources for ISP at Girvan. “There is an unbroken
association between the Barcladine site and seaweed form the Western Isles.
This will continue this winter and hopefully for many years to come”. In 1996
the ownership of the Barcaldine site was transferred from Kelco (now ISP) to The
Marine Resource Centre, but the delivery, storage and milling of tangles has
continued under a contract between ISP and The Marine Resource Centre. Said
Richard Searle “people who supplied tangles to ISP last winter are invited to do
so again and people in the Western Isles who might be interested in collecting
this winter are invited to get in touch”. Milled tangles are sent from Barcaldine to
ISPs alginate factory at Girvan in Ayrshire. Seaweed supplied via MRC at
Barcaldine, is used in the production of many of ISPs food grade alginates, but
also in the production of alginates for a wide range other industries worldwide.
http://www.ispcorp.com/products/alginates/products/ref.html
Foster Yeoman
Foster Yeoman Limited owns and operates the Glensanda Quarry on Morvern.
Although the business produces 6 million tonnes of granite aggregates annually
and ships products to distant markets, it also relies on serving the local market.
In the Oban and North Lorn area this is done through TSL Contractors Limited
who operate an aggregate depot at MRC and distribute Glensanda aggregates
and ready mixed concrete. According to Kurt Larson, Foster Yeoman Ltd Direct,
“We have had a strong relationship with MRC and they are good neighbours to
us. We wish them the best of success and continued growth with us in the
area.”
www.foster-yeoman.co.uk
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